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The Worries: Shara and the really big sleepover
Name: Amanda Shipton
30 June 2022;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
The Worries: Shara and the really big sleepover is a young chapter book is a charming, well-written story about a young child's worries and the responsibility they feel for looking after their younger sibling as well as the concerns of staying at a grandparent's house whilst m...
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Hot Dog
Name: Wendy Kelly
26 June 2022;Genre: Picture Books
If you like a bit of surrealism in your picture books then this is the one for you! Hot Dog tells the story of an actual hotdog sausage, sitting on a beach hot dog stand and watching all the real dogs have fun. He makes a wish that he could join in and who should happen to hea...
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The Marvellous Doctors for Magical Creatures
Name: Maria Faithorn
20 June 2022;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
The Marvellous Doctors for Magical Creatures is a fantastic story that covers many themes which currently have limited resource availability. In a child friendly manner, the author and illustrator have represented LGBTQ+ in a brilliant way which shows children that everyone ca...
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Once Upon a Fairy Tale
Name: Jacqueline Harris
20 June 2022;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
'Once upon golden morning... or may be a fairy's birthday, a cosy teatime, a rainy Tuesday or a broken armchair. So begins a story where you choose the plot and the characters and become the storyteller. Have you ever wished you could create your own fairy-tale? Well now you can, Once...
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The Boy who Sailed the World
Name: Maria Faithorn
15 June 2022;Genre: Personal Growth
From an early age, this little boy loved the sea. How he dreamed of having his own sea adventures and to sail the seven seas… After building a boat, he sails away but soon loses his way. With the help from a compass and the reflective path shining from the moon he's guided on to many adventure...
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I Can Be A Dog Detective!
Name: Scott Jarvie
15 June 2022;Genre: Picture Books
Stephanie has captured dog body language in a simple yet effective way for young children. I Can Be A Dog Detective! is vibrant, fun and encourages engagement from children. Her activity packs are great for older children and really get kids thinking about the bigger picture....
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Special Delivery
Name: Maria
12 June 2022;Genre: Non Fiction
Special Delivery begins with Jay who is counting down to his birthday. This is a great hook into this book. Who doesn't get excited by a birthday? The book then begins the making and journey of the book we are actually reading! What a clever idea. Lots of new vocabulary...
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Just Like Grandpa Jazz
Name: Sharon Porter
07 June 2022;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
Grandpa Jazz tells his Grandson, Frank, stories all the time. Some of the stories are true, some are embellished a little with Grandpa's vivid imagination - just like a true grandpa! Grandpa tells Frank all about how he came to live in Britain and the sorts of things he experienced as a...
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One Little Seed
Name: Lynnette Voisey
03 June 2022;Genre: Environment & Nature
One Little Seed looks like a simple, colourful lift-the-flap board book - until you open up the brilliantly designed book cover to find an engaging, informative text, following the story of seeds into plants. The photo illustrations combine with the detailed drawings to introd...
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I Am Nefertiti
Name: Sharon Porter
02 June 2022;Genre: Personal Growth
When someone can't use your name it makes you feel worthless and this happened to Nefertiti when a new music teacher instructs the school band. Once the teacher can say her name, however, her confidence and playing improve. Eventually, the band is rocking with Nefertiti holding the rhythm toge...
